🪷 Hora · Vṛndāvana · 2026-08-19

24-hour planetary-rulership cycle · sunrise-anchored · classical jyotiṣa

कालः कलयतामहम्
Hora is the 1-hour rulership-cycle of the 7 grahas (Sun-Moon-Mars-Mercury-Jupiter-Venus-Saturn) repeating across the 24-hour day. Each hora carries that graha's quality · used for selecting matching activities (Jupiter-hora for teaching · Venus-hora for arts · Saturn-hora for discipline).
#PeriodTimeRuling GrahaBest For
1Day05:52 – 06:57बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
2Day06:57 – 08:02चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
3Day08:02 – 09:08शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
4Day09:08 – 10:13गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
5Day10:13 – 11:18मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
6Day11:18 – 12:23सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
7Day12:23 – 13:28शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
8Day13:28 – 14:33बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
9Day14:33 – 15:39चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
10Day15:39 – 16:44शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
11Day16:44 – 17:49गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
12Day17:49 – 18:54मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
13Night18:54 – 19:49सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
14Night19:49 – 20:44शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
15Night20:44 – 21:39बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
16Night21:39 – 22:34चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
17Night22:34 – 23:28शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā
18Night23:28 – 00:23गुरु (Guru/Bṛhaspati)Auspicious for: teaching, dharmic work, religious ceremonies, vidyārambha
19Night00:23 – 01:18मङ्गल (Maṅgala)Auspicious for: sports, surgery, courage-acts, real-estate (avoid for harmony work)
20Night01:18 – 02:13सूर्य (Sūrya)Auspicious for: leadership, government work, royal audiences, dharmic authority
21Night02:13 – 03:08शुक्र (Śukra)Auspicious for: arts, music, marriage, jewelry, beauty, romantic matters
22Night03:08 – 04:03बुध (Budha)Auspicious for: communication, business, study, writing, meetings, vāk-prayoga
23Night04:03 – 04:58चन्द्र (Candra)Auspicious for: emotional matters, mother-related, public speech, water-rituals
24Night04:58 – 05:53शनि (Śani)Auspicious for: discipline, labor, technology, debt-clearance, śani-pūjā

Sunrise: 05:52 · Sunset: 18:54 · Timezone: UTC+5.5

📚 See Also

📖 References

  1. Bṛhat-Parāśara-Horā-Śāstra (BPHS) · Hora-Adhyāya — The treatise titled "Horā-Śāstra" itself — hora is the foundational time-unit of jyotiṣa
  2. Sūrya-Siddhānta · sunrise computation — Astronomical engine behind hora boundaries
Categories: Hora · Planetary Hours · Muhūrta · Vṛndāvana · BPHS Reference